Mudthaw
Hosted by Barony of Settmour Swamp - Budd Lake, NJ
Event date: March 21st, 2026
Event Last Modified: March 12th, 2026
Event details
The site will have an indoor area out of the elements, as well as a large heated tent outdoors for the populace. A tent and a covered pavilion will be used for marshal activities. Prepare for any weather, sleet, rain, or sun, as the land awakens.
Tentative Schedule:
9 am: Gate opens
9:30 am: List registration opens
10 am: Morning Royal court
10:30 am: Armored & Fencing authorizations begin
11:00 am: Armored Tournaments & Fencing Tournaments begin
12:00 pm: A&S challenge opens
1:00 pm: Keepers of Athena's Thimble Meeting
2:00 pm: Arachne's Web Lace Guild Meeting
2:30 pm: Baron & Baroness judge the A&S entries (please stay with your entry during this time!)
3:00 pm: Gate closes
3:30 pm: All martial activities end
4 pm: Baronial court
4:30 pm (or immediately after Baronial Court): Royal court
NOTE TO ALL FIGHTERS AND FENCERS - You must bring proof of Gate check-in (not your site token, a special card will be provided to you at the Gate after you have checked in, make sure the Gate rep knows you are fighting) before you will be allowed to check in at the Lists. Please be sure that you go to Gate first. You can have a friend/family sign you in (if you do not need to sign a waiver) but you will not be able to sign into the list until that person provides you the proper documentation. Please make sure you arrive early enough that you are able to sign into both areas before the fighting begins.
*A&S Display/Challenge*
12:00pm: Please set up your display at the designated table(s) in the main hall.
2:30pm: Our Baron & Baroness will choose the winner as much on their art as their studies of other cultures. Please stay with your items at this time.
“At the Edge of the Known World”
Display a collection of 1–3 items inspired by the Viking Age (8th–11th century) is ideal, but you may also represent another time period or culture embarking on a spring journey if you prefer. Your entry may represent:
-Something you would bring on a spring voyage
-A craft practiced in a Norse settlement
-Trade goods gathered from distant lands
-An object reflecting daily life, status, faith, or exploration
Entries may be functional, decorative, culinary, textile, woodworking, metalwork, brewing, research-based, or otherwise rooted in the Arts & Sciences of our Society.
*To-Go Box Lunch*
There will be a pre-paid reservation only for a boxed lunch - $15 - Limited to the first 200 individuals to sign up.
The menu can be found below.
*Beverages*
No outside alcohol is permitted, there is a bar on-site.
*East Kingdom Recorded History*
EK Historian THL Bryan Mac Dhunghaill an Boghadair CSC will have a booth indoors to record stories from the populace.
Site Opens: 9am
Site Closes: 9pm
Event Location
Vasa Park
93 Wolfe Rd
Budd Lake, NJ 07828
Google Map
The event site is accessible per the East Kingdom Accessibility Porter's Checklist.
Directions:
DIRECTIONS:
Google map of the address: https://maps.app.goo.gl/GkgDUTPdvbuXbTsf9
Registration Fees
Registration:
Fees:
Non-Member: $45
Member: $35
Child under 17: $0
To Go Lunch: $15
Feast:
There will be a pre-paid reservation only boxed Lunch - $15 - Limited to the first 200 individuals to sign up. There will be no day of sales.
Know all gentles that when winter loosens its hold upon the high mountains, the folk of the Alpine lands rejoice in the first gifts of spring. As the mud thaws around us this dayboard draws its inspiration from Switzerland and the surrounding alpine regions, where herds return to pasture, fresh dairy is made anew, and simple, sustaining foods are shared among travelers, farmers, and households alike.
Appetizers
Dandelion Salad: dandelion leaves, shredded carrots, shredded cabbage, spinach, broccoli sprouts, raddish, boiled egg, chives Bread and Butter - Rye bread, herb and honey butters
Assorted Cheeses: gruyere, raclette, goat cheese
Assorted Sausages: chicken and pork herbed sausages
Vegetarian
Stewed Peas: peas, onion, leek, butter, veg broth, salt, black pepper, parsley
Roasted Carrots: carrots, butter, onion, salt, parsley, vinegar
Meat
Roasted Pork Pottage: pork shoulder, barley, onion. leek,
turnip, carrot, broth, salt, pepper, pork fat, thyme
Glazed Keilbasa: keilbasa, beer, brown sugar, dijon mustard, onion. garlic, butter, pepper, paprika
Desserts
Honey Oat Cakes: rolled oats, egg, honey, butter, salt, cinnamon, crushed nuts (available nut free)
Dried Fruit: dried apples and pears, drizzled with honey
Drinks
Watered Wine: Fruit Juice
Hot Herbal Tea: Ginger & Honey tea
This is a boxed lunch, not a seated feast.
Make Checks Payable to: SCA NJ Inc - Barony of Settmour Swamp - accepted at the Gate
Contact Information
Event Steward:
Emily Brogan, Hekja Hornabrjótr, 732-266-4679, 228784@members.eastkingdom.org
Send Reservations to:
A PayPal invoice will be generated within 24 to 48 hours of the online pre-registration survey being submitted. Online pre-registration is not complete until the PayPal invoice has been paid.
March 13, 2026 is the final date for PayPal pre-registration.
This survey does ask for membership information but you will still need to provide proof of membership at the event.
https://surveys.eastkingdom.org/index.php/818763?lang=en
Other Contact Information:
Merchants Fee $5
Contact Event Steward:
Hekja Hornabrjótr
Email 228784@members.eastkingdom.org